| Level |
Nucleus |
Role |
|
| Cortex/thalamus |
Medial amygdala |
Sexual libido and orgasm |
| |
Stria terminalis |
|
| |
Hippocampus |
Sexual arousal |
| Diencephalon (medial hypothalamus) |
Medial preoptic area |
Sexual motivation/integrative area |
| |
Paraventricular nucleus |
Penile erection |
| Brainstem |
Medullary reticular formation |
Somatovisceral information relay/modulation of segmental reflexes |
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